Girls LEAD Act
Summary
Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 or the Girls LEAD Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Last action Mar 8, 2021
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Committee
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Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 72 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Kirkpatrick
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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